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Class VIII medical supply and equipment containers are loaded onto Army line-haul transporters at the Dülmen Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite to be convoyed from Dülmen to Baumholder, Germany, for DEFENDER 24. For the first time in Army medicine history, an APS-2 field hospital was activated and issued, and for the first time in APS-2 history, an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area was established at Dülmen to support this mission.

APS-2 field hospital activated, issued for DEFENDER

Dwann Jackson, an Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim quality assurance specialist, observes onsite suspension and track upgrades to an Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 M2 Bradley fighting vehicle at the Coleman APS-2 worksite. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Quality Assurance support at Coleman APS-2 Worksite

An Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 staging grid is set at Libava, ready to issue an entire cavalry APS-2 equipment set to the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment from the West Virginia Army National Guard for DEFENDER 24. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Field Support Battalion-Africa has established an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Libava, and over the course of the next couple of days the battalion from Livorno, Italy, will be conducting technical inspections of all the tactical vehicles, basic issue items and support equipment with Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 150th Cav. Regt., the gaining tactical unit.

DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

APS-2 ECHA grid in Czechia for DEFENDER

Congressional and U.S. Embassy staff delegation members move through one of the storage warehouses at the Powidz Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Powidz, Poland, Sept. 5. The delegation visited the Powidz APS-2 worksite to assess and provide first-hand information and knowledge on APS-2 operations in Poland back to Congress. (Capt. James Bath)

DV Visit to Powidz APS-2 worksite

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Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and personnel from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade conduct a joint inventory on Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 M1 Abrams tanks and associated secondary equipment and basic issue items at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The 1st ABCT, 3rd Inf. Div. has been deployed to Europe for about six months and will be redeploying to Fort Stewart, Georgia, soon. When the armored brigade arrived in Germany, the 405th AFSB issued a full ABCT’s worth APS-2 armored vehicles and equipment pieces to them. (Photo by Maj. Leonard Weschler)

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Hong Miller, the director of the Army’s Civilian Human Resources Agency, and Roy Wallace, the Army’s assistant deputy chief of staff for personnel (G-1) at the Pentagon, (center) visited the APS-2 site to gather information and ask questions about personnel requirements at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s newest APS-2 site, currently under construction in Powidz, Poland. The 405th AFSB’s AFSBn-Mannheim will re-designate to AFSBn-Poland and assume mission command of the APS-2 site there in the coming months. Miller and Wallace also visited the APS-2 site in Poland following their stop in Mannheim. (Courtesy photo)

405th AFSB holds special town hall to introduce new command group, set expectations
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Army Col. Crystal Hills, the commander of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, held a brigade town hall, July 22. During the town hall, which was done virtually using a video teleconference system, Hills discussed in great detail performance, professionalism, pro-activeness and positivity. A screenshot of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s virtual town hall July 22 depicts Hills’ personal three Fs – faith, family and fun – and her five Ps – people, performance focused, professionalism, proactive and positive.

Zutendaal APS-2 ground support equipment mechanic also 20-year Royal Netherlands Air Force vet
July 22, 2022 — The Zutendaal Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 workforce is a unique and interesting team accomplishing a critically important mission in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, joint forces and NATO with a lot of unique and interesting people – one of which is Marcel Hamers... MORE

Marcel Hamers (eighth from the left) and his ground support equipment maintenance team at Zutendaal Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite, pose for a photo in front of a portion of an APS-2 Multi-Role Bridge Company equipment set at the worksite with the commanding generals of U.S. Army Materiel Command and U.S. Army Sustainment Command as well as the commander of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. Hamers is also a Royal Netherlands Air Force veteran of 20 years. (Courtesy photo)

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